I hear the words skipping around in my head, “don’t be ugly.” But somehow my mouth just opens up and I hear ugly words come out anyway. Why can’t I…
Tweens & Teens
Pre-Empty Nest Thoughts
Summer is over. Boo. The house is WAY too quiet. Boohoo. I just cannot believe how melancholy I feel yet again. It happens every year when my children head back…
Anyone Have a Rooster I can Borrow?
by Ginger Plowman Editor’s note: This week Ginger Plowman has been a guest on our daily radio program, FamilyLife Today, and has been speaking about “Disciplining With Love.” We asked…
Tween Beast Revealed
Whine, whine, whine—like fingernails down a chalk board to a mom! Just realize, ladies, once you get that one figured out, there’s more fun on the mothering horizon. When my…
R-E-S-P-E-C-T !
Respect has become something of an issue between my seven-year-old son and myself as of late. It seems from the time I drop him off at school to the time…
Mosquito Ring Tone … What?
My teenage daughter asked me the other day if I knew what a mosquito ring tone was. I replied, “I don’t and quite frankly I don’t care about ring tones….
Normal? I Don’t Think So!
I had myself a little freak out moment today! One of my least favorite places in the world is a mall, but we had to go and boy did I…
Take Deep Breaths!
I am sitting here hyperventilating! I just got a text message from my daughter: “Hey since we dont hav Echo 2nite can i go w j, j & b 2…
Tour of Duty: Housework!
When our first child left for college I was in a panic wondering if he really, really was prepared to live on his own. I started rehearsing a list of…
In One Ear and Out the Other
I was driving around, running errands the other day with the kids when all of a sudden a fight broke out between two of them. Mean words and blame shifting…